Dreams of Someday

Chapter 11: I know

The news that Lily and James were now together spread like wildfire, though neither of them were sure how, since they had opted to keep it quiet for a little while. They suspected the source of the information to perhaps be Sirius, who could almost gossip as much as any girl, or one of Lily's friends, such as Alice, who didn't usually realise that she was gossiping until someone alerted her of the fact. Though it could also be the fact that as much as they tried to keep it secret; they were in love, and anyone would be stupid not to be able to see those signs.

The Halloween ball edged its way closer and closer, slowly taking over the minds of the girls of Hogwarts, and warding off the boys. There was an excited murmur that pulsed around the girls, topics including: dresses, make up, boys, hair, shoes, boys, music, boys and boys. There was a pent up excitement for the next Hogsmeade trip, where the majority of the girls where to get their dresses.

Lily and her friends were once again glad that they had not left it late. They were happy to spend the day with the boys, who were glad to spend time with them, without them rushing around frantically.

The day of the Hogsmeade trip came, and nervousness hung in the air, most likely from the girls who were worried that by the time they got there, there would be no good dresses left. Lily and her friends just grinned, not having a care in the world.

Lily smiled as she picked out her clothes. She was going to spend a day with James. She was glad, but at the same time was worried, because she had no clue what to wear!

It was getting colder as it got closer to winter, and Lily knew she would be silly to where anything that she would get cold in. She finally opted for a pair of Jeans, and a light blue turtleneck sweater. She smiled. It was casual, and perfect.

Ellen came out wearing a pair of Jeans that hugged her legs tightly, and one of her many cleavage tops, which seemed to be the whole contence of her wardrobe, with a denim jacket over the top.

'Aren't you gonna get cold in that?' Lily said.

Ellen looked down at what she was wearing, then back up at Lily.

'Nope.' She said simply.

'How do you manage that?' Lily asked.

'Well, I'll have Sirius to keep me warm won't I?' She said with a wink.

Lily sighed and went to get into the shower.

The girls walked down to breakfast, where there were many anxious faces dotted throughout the hall. Grinning, they sat down next to the Marauders. Lily gave James a kiss on the cheek.

'Good morning.' She said, still grinning.

James smiled up at her, then continued to stuff his face full of food.

Lily glowered, hands on her hips.

'Sometimes I think you like food better than me, James Potter!' She said angrily.

James merely looked up at her, grinned again, and then turned back to his food.

Lily looked like she was about to explode, but then calmed down again. She looked over the room to the Hufflepuff table, then back at James.

'Well maybe I'll just go with Amos Diggory to Hogsmeade today.' She said, watching James closely.

James head shot up, with a worried look on his face. He grabbed her and kissed her on the lips. Lily grinned as he pulled away.

'I guess not then.' She said, grabbing some breakfast.

'Damn straight!' James said, glaring over in Amos' direction.

As they got down to Hogsmeade, the majority of the group ran off to the dress shop. Lily, James and their friends, went off to The Three Broomsticks for a nice drink of Butterbeer.

The pub was almost empty of students, except for those odd boys who didn't want to be caught up in the dress shopping frenzy.

They took a seat in a large booth, where they could all fit. Alice was not there, as she had wanted to spend time with Frank. Peter seemed to be the only one without a girl, and looked highly aware of this fact.

'So what's everyone doing today?' Lily asked, sipping her Butterbeer.

'Were gonna spend some quality time!' Sirius said, putting his arm around Ellen and winking at her. Ellen pushed his arm off her shoulder. Sirius mocked being hurt.

'Oh! I'm so hurt, Ellen! I think you should make me feel better!' He cried as if in pure agony.

'Fat chance.' She said, though grinning. Sirius grinned back at her.

'Well were gonna do that as well.' Anna said, sitting close to Remus. They were such an adorable couple, each as shy as the other.

Lily smiled up at James, who squeezed her waist.

'Sounds like were all doing the same thing then.' James said, smiling at Lily.

The others looked at the pair, then grinned.

'What?' Lily asked, looking at them all warily.

'I just can't believe you guys didn't get together sooner!' Ellen cried.

'Yeah! I mean you've only been together a week and you already act like lovesick fools! You can't be separated!' Sirius said, grinning.

'Well we could say the same about you,' Lily retaliated.

'Hey don't bring our relationship into this! We are talking about yours, which is a completely different matter!' Ellen said.

'Yeah, It's like you two were made for each other.' Anna added.

'Alright! This conversation is now over!' Lily said, getting up and dragging James behind her. 'See you around!'

As Lily and James left, Ellen sighed.

'What's wrong?' Sirius asked.

'Oh, Nothing. It's just that I can't believe they can't see how obsessed they are with each other!'

'I think they may have some idea,' Sirius mused, rubbing his arm. 'Prongs killed me the other day.'

Ellen looked at him strangely.

'Killed you?' She asked.

'Mortally wounded,' He replied.

Ellen raised her eyebrow at him. He shrugged.

'I got better.'

Lily and James walked hand in hand to know where in particular, indulging in one another's company. As they walked past the dress shop, Lily looked in. It was completely packed. She could just see Madame Camille flitting around, desperately trying to help everyone. Lily was glad she wasn't in there at the moment.

She smiled up at James, who seemed off in his little world.

'James?' She asked softly.

He looked down at her and smiled.

'Yeah?'

'Where are we going?'

'Just a place, nice and quiet.' He said absentmindedly.

Lily nodded, though hadn't a clue where he was taking her. Hogsmeade? Quiet? She didn't think those two words ever went together. Still, if he said it was, it must have been.

They came to the clearing, where Sirius and Ellen had talked the last time they had been there. It overlooked the Shrieking Shack, and was surrounded by trees, about to lose their autumn leaves. Lily smiled at the tranquillity.

'It's beautiful.' She said.

'Not as beautiful as you.' He said in her ear, grinning.

She laughed and pushed him away, walking up to the fence that made a barrier between Hogsmeade, and the land where the shrieking shack sat. Lily looked up at the house, which was as run down as she thought a house could get before falling apart.

It was known widely that everyone was afraid the house was haunted. Ever since a few years back, every month at some point in time, the residents of Hogsmeade swore they heard shrieking, and did not have any explanation for it, besides that the house was haunted. In the daylight, Lily thought it didn't look scary at all, even though most people were too afraid to go near it. She didn't understand, there were plenty of ghosts at Hogwarts, but still people were terrified of the Shrieking Shack. Was there a difference?

'Not as creepy in daylight, is it?'

James had come and stood next to her on the fence, gazing over at the shack.

'No, not that I've seen it at night.' Lily replied.

'I have,' James said absentmindedly. 'It's really not as scary inside, just very…creaky.'

Lily looked at him, eyebrow raised.

'And how, prey tell, did you get to see it at night?' She asked suspiciously.

James grinned at her.

'Well I am a marauder after all, and marauders have their ways.' He said knowingly.

'Well will you tell me how the marauders managed to get here at night?' She asked innocently.

James grinned at her. He knew that he could never tell anyone about why he and the others had seen it at night, and still did. She would get angry at him no doubt. Not only were they breaking a dozen school rules, they were also breaking the law, and putting their lives in danger. But he didn't like to think about that.

'Sorry! Classified information!' He said, cocky grin on his face.

Lily crossed her arms and sulked.

'Hey, don't sulk.' He said.

'I'm not sulking.' She said, much like a two year old.

James smiled and then kissed her on the lips softly. She kissed back, then they pulled away. Lily was smiling.

She turned back to the Shrieking Shack, as did James.

'I think I know,' She said.

James' heart lept.

'Know what.'

'The reason they think it's haunted,' She said, nodding over to the Shack. She turned to James. 'Remus is a werewolf.'

It was not a question, it was a statement. James went pale.

'Ho-How do yo-you know?' He asked shakily.

'Well, he always becomes sick right near the full moon. He says his mother is ill, so he has to go away, but that doesn't explain why he always looks so pale and sick around that time, or why it's always around the full moon,'

James was speechless.

'And then there's your nicknames for each other. Now I don't know exactly why you all have them, but they all seem to refer to animals. Mooney, well I suppose it could be a wolf, but if you link his illness around the full moon and his nickname together, then you realise that its much more than that.'

James was paling more by the moment. If she could guess from the nicknames that Remus was a werewolf, then could she guess more?

'Then they planted the Whomping willow the year we came. I think theres some kind of link from Hogwarts to the shack, and he goes there for the transformation. From research I know that Werewolves need someone to bite, so obviously, since he has no one, then he bites himself. Then he howls and screams. This must be what the people of Hogsmeade here, because it all started when we came to Hogwarts. It just all adds up.' Lily finished, watching James.

James didn't say anything.

'Am I right James?' She asked, slightly concerned for his wellbeing.

He nodded, astounded.

'I-I th-thi-think you nee-need to talk to Mo-Mooney about this.' He stuttered.

Lily nodded.

'Are you alright?' She asked.

James clamed slightly.

'Yes, well no. It's just- you're the first person to catch on, and it's not something that is supposed to be known.' James said.

'Well I won't tell anyone. I'll just talk to Remus tonight.'

That night, Lily asked to have a word with Remus. She took him up to their dorm, so that they would not be over heard.

'So what did you want to talk about, Lily?' He asked, smiling at her.

Lily looked down at the floor, then back up at him.

'I know about it,' She said.

Remus raised an eyebrow.

'Know about what?' He asked.

'That you're a werewolf.'

Remus looked at her, paling slightly.

'You know?'

She nodded.

'How?' He asked.

'I put some things together.' She said.

Remus sat down hard on one of the beds, head in his hands.

'I knew someone would figure it out.' He said to himself as much as her.

'It's alright, Remus, I won't tell anyone.' She promised.

'It's not just that though,' He said, standing up and looking her in the eye. 'Now that you know what I really am, do you think of me differently? Are you afraid now? You know there have only been 3 people who have known, but haven't run away. The rest become scared as soon as they know it. I can understand why, I'm a monster!'

'No, your not, Remus. I don't think of you any differently. It's not your fault, and the fact that I know, doesn't change the way you are. You are only half that being, the rest of you is what I see you as, and always will.' Lily said, touching his arm to reassure him. He smiled weakly at her.

'Thankyou Lily, I'm glad you're not afraid.'

Lily hugged him, then smiled.

'Come on, lets go back downstairs.'

A/N: ok well I know I promised a ball chapter…please don't hurt me! It was going to be a ball chapter…but then I decided I wanted to put this first! I'm sorry! But I promise the next chapter will be the ball! I swear it! I will write it as soon as I can…but since im going back to school soon…I can't update as much! Im sorry for this but I promise I will update as much as I can! Please review!

Love from Bohemian Revolution.